Northampton has been one of the biggest surprises of the season and one of the reasons why has been the emergence of freshman Aidan Ellwood.

The Konkrete Kids have won four straight games and beat both Freedom and Dieruff last week.

Ellwood scored 14 points against Freedom and 23 against Dieruff and is the Frantz Trophies Player of the Week.

Ellwood was honored on the "Calling All Sports" radio show on Saturday and will be saluted again on tonight's "Calling All Sports" TV show which can be seen live from Chickie's and Pete's in the PPL Center at 8 p.m.

Now, here are my league rankings as we enter in the second half of the regular season:

COLONIAL LEAGUE

1. Salisbury (8-0, 11-1) ... Last time: No. 2. Comment: The Falcons did it with defense Saturday against Bangor and they can do it anyway you want. Up next: visit Southern Lehigh Tuesday night.

2. Southern Lehigh (8-0, 10-3) ... Last time: No. 3. Comment: Until recently, I had not realized the Spartans had to move up to Class 4A this season. Up next: host Salisbury Tuesday night.

3. Saucon Valley (7-1, 9-3) ... Last time: No. 4. Comment: I remember my buddy Rick Garger, the Whitehall timer, saying to me at the finals of the Whitehall Christmas tournament "Saucon Valley is a really good team. If they were playing anybody but Whitehall tonight, I'd be rooting for them." Up next: At Palisades Tuesday night.

4. Bangor (7-2, 9-2) ... Last time: No. 1. Comment: Both losses have come at home where the Slaters are usually very tough. Up next: at pesky Pen Argyl on Tuesday night.

6. Notre Dame (6-6, 4-4) .. Last time No. 6. Comment: Crusaders are one of the inconsistent teams that you never know what you''re going to get from. Up next: Host Wilson Tuesday night.

7. Palmerton (6-6, 4-4) ... Last time: No. 12. Comment: The Blue Bombers are one of the best stories of the season and Leigh Keenan is a coach of the year candidate. Up next: host Northern Lehigh Tuesday night.

1. Parkland (7-0, 11-1) ... Last time No. 1. Comment: Nothing has changed since the summer, really. This was the team to beat in July. Up next: At Dieruff Tuesday night.

2. Liberty (8-0, 9-3) ... Last time No. 3. Comment: I'll say it again. It's a shame the Hurricanes don't play Parkland in the regular season, but they could meet in the league and district tournaments. Up next: At Whitehall Tuesday night.

3. Stroudsburg (5-2, 8-4) ... Last time No. 5. Comment: Mounties did finish third in the district tournament last year, so they're not a total surprise. Up next: At East Stroudsburg South Tuesday night.

4. Central Catholic (5-2, 9-4) ... Last time No. 7. Comment: Vikings still have a lot to prove. Loss to Easton raised some flags. Up next: At Freedom Tuesday night.

5. Emmaus (6-2, 6-7) ... Last time: No. 8. Comment: The brutal nonleague is supposed to pay dividends later on, but I think the return of the other Kachelries will be much more importrant. Up next: Host Becahi Tuesday night.

6. Allen (6-2, 9-3) ... Last time: No. 6. Comment: Canaries can look unbeatable in one quarter and brutal in the next. Need to be on from the outside to win games. Up next: At Nazareth Tuesday night.

7. Northampton (8-4, 5-3) ... Last time No. 12. Comment: Perhaps the surprise of the year in the EPC so far. Up next: at Easton Tuesday night.

8. Whitehall (4-4, 8-5) ... Last time: No. 2. Comment: Another team that you never know what you're going to get from. Up next: Host Liberty Tuesday night.

9. Pocono Mountain West (1-4, 5-5). Last time: No. 4. Comment: Brad Pensyl thought his team might struggle early and this is one time he wasn't kidding. Up next: Host ES North Tuesday night.

10. Nazareth (3-5, 8-5). Last time: No. 9. Comment: Blue Eagles really impressed me with the way they came back against Bethlehem Catholic. Up next: Host Allen Tuesady night.

11. Freedom (4-4, 5-9). Last time: No. 10. Comment: The Patriots still have a shot at districts. Up next: Host CCHS Tuesday night.

13. East Stroudsburg North (3-5, 7-6). Last time: No. 16. The Timberwolves are in position to secure a district berth. Up next: At Pocono Mountain West Tuesday night.

14. Bethlehem Catholic (2-5, 3-9). Last time: No. 14. Comment: The story of this season with the Golden Hawks is who's not playing rather than who is. Up next: At Emmaus Tuesday night.

15. Pleasant Valley (2-5, 4-8). Last time: No. 15. Comment: Having seen how good the Bears looked against Allen, I'm struggling to figure out how they're 4-8. Up next: Host Pocono Mountain East.

16. East Stroudsburg South (1-6, 4-8). Last time: No. 17. Comment: Andre Jackson is very good. But he needs more help. Up next: Host Stroudsburg Tuesday night.

17. Dieruff (2-5, 2-9). Last time: No. 13. Comment: Brutal weekend for the Huskies, getting blown out by Northampton and losing at home to Lincoln. Up next: Host Parkland Tuesday night.

18. Pocono Mountain East (0-8, 2-12). Last time: No. 18. Comment: The Cardinals are better, but they need to win at least one or two league games for people to take notice. Up next: At Pleasant Valley Tuesday night.